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The most important thing to do is to lower the cost of capital for African countries.
Since its creation, the KiwiSaver scheme has faced multiple tweaks. But the government’s latest proposed changes risk the system’s transparency and flexibility.
Some uncomfortable home truths just could not be avoided.
Will the chancellor’s new fiscal rules leave people better off as she promises?
Bell’s book points to public investment as the key to moving Britain on from its era of stagnation.
A group of economists wants Reeves to raise public investment – but her plans so far point to a tight squeeze on spending.
Austerity means choosing not to invest in citizens, contrary to the mandate of South Africa’s constitution.
South Africa needs a game-changer that is going to shift the economy onto a more employment-intensive growth path.
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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